: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period
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We have a heavy caseload today.
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While staff is working diligently to work through the caseload and update technology, the lack of resources can ultimately impact how much can be processed.
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Within states, certain courts carry particularly heavy caseloads—for example, the court in Miami has a backlog of 311,291 cases.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The Department of Justice said it’s reduced the pending caseload by more than 400,000 cases since January through several policy shifts, including rescinding policies that delayed cases and expanding a docket that fast-tracks certain cases.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
County officials are discussing opening court at night and on weekends, a move that would help manage the caseload but cost more.
—Adrian Sainz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Within states, certain courts carry particularly heavy caseloads—for example, the court in Miami has a backlog of 311,291 cases.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The Department of Justice said it’s reduced the pending caseload by more than 400,000 cases since January through several policy shifts, including rescinding policies that delayed cases and expanding a docket that fast-tracks certain cases.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
County officials are discussing opening court at night and on weekends, a move that would help manage the caseload but cost more.
—Adrian Sainz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
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caseload
noun
case·load
ˈkās-ˌlōd 
: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period
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